Pre-Kindergarten Education Program — 3 - 5 Years Old
In keeping with our educational philosophy, Children on the Green
uses The Creative Curriculum, an evidence-based, state Dept. of
Education-approved curriculum. With children’s interests as the
jumping-off point, teachers plan developmentally appropriate activities
that foster each child's social, emotional, physical and cognitive
growth. In Pre-K, children’s days are filled with structured activities
and free play in literacy, math, art, science, music, blocks, dramatic
play and movement. Our pre-K kids learn to love learning and graduate
ready for kindergarten!
A typical day:
7:00 - 8:45Free Play
8:45 - 9:00Clean Up
9:00 - 9:15Message of the Day, Snack
9:15 - 9:30Clean Up and Independent Reading
9:30 - 9:35Movement Song
9:35 - 9:55Opening Group
9:55 - 10:55Make Belive Play Block
10:55 - 11:10Clean Up
11:10 - 11:25Graphic Practice/Buddy Reading
11:25 - 11:40Science/Math Activities
11:40 - 11:55Read Aloud
11:55 - 12:05Bathroom/Wash Hands
12:05 - 12:30Lunch
12:30 - 1:00Gross Motor Play (Outside/Gym)
1:00 - 1:15Bathrooms/Audio Story
1:15 - 2:30Quiet Time
2:30 - 3:00Quiet Activities
3:00 - 3:20Snack
3:20 - 4:20Free Centers
4:30 - 5:00Gross Motor Play (Outside/Gym)
5:00 - 5:30Free Play
Tools of the Mind
emphasizes the development of
cognitive and academic skills in literacy, mathematics and science.
Each day children choose an area
to play in from one of six centers: blocks, dramatic play, art,
table toys, science and literacy. They then come up with an oral
plan, telling the teacher what they are going to do. They then
represent their play in a drawing and
gradually begin to learn the words to express, 'I am going to…"
